Prep Girls Hoops: Bulldogs add exclamation point to season on Senior Night
Four Harrisburg High School seniors put an exclamation point on their season Tuesday night - which just so happened to be senior night - as Harrisburg topped West Frankfort 70-53.
The win tied for the most wins under head coach Jake Stewart as Harrisburg won their 21st game of the season and are now 21-9 and 6-4 in SIRR Ohio Conference play with the victory over the Redbirds.
It was a night when the four seniors, Kelsey Hobbs, Alexa Burtis, Lilee Robinson and Hannah Bartok accounted for 41 of Harrisburg's 70 points as Hobbs led all scorers with 31 points on 12-of-22 shooting from the field, going 5-for-8 from beyond the arc and knocking down 2-of-5 free throw attempts.
Burtis scored six points for the Bulldogs, while Robinson tacked on three and Bartok had a free throw in the win.
"I'm very proud of the way we played on both ends of the floor," Stewart said after the win. "Our seniors camea out ready to win and everyone else followed. This was a good win for us and gives us some momentum heading into regionals."
Harrisburg didn't stop there as Matty Hawkins had her first triple double of her career with 11 points, 13 blocks and 12 rebounds on the night.
Rounding out the scoring was nine points from Toni Crisp and five points from Lotte Miller and Karysn Davis finished with four points.
The Harrisburg junior varsity team picked up a 33-23 win over West Frankfort, where Brooke Meylor netted nine for the Bulldogs.
Jenny Buchanan chipped in with seven points, while Madeline Rider and Ali Ferrell each finished with five for the Bulldogs. Davis had four and Barker put up three.
Hamilton County 58, Eldorado 50
The Eldorado High School girls' basketball team's season came to an abrupt end Monday night when they were eliminated from post season play with a 58-50 loss to Hamilton County in the first round of the IHSA Class 2A Playoffs at EHS.
Eldorado went 6-for-29 from the floor in the first half and finished 17-for-54, shooting just 31 percent in the loss with 12 turnovers.
Abby Steed scored a team-high 13 points, while Takiya Britton netted nine points for the Eagles.
Madison Newton added eight points, while Rachel Stafford scored seven in the lossé. Oliva Parker chipped in with six, while Jade Hise finished with five and Zakiya Britton had two points.
Harrisburg 19 23 15 13 - 70
West Frankfort 12 10 13 18 - 53
Harrisburg: Bartok 0-2 1-2 1, Burtis 2-7 2-2 6, Hawkins 3-12 5-5 11, Miller 2-5 1-3 5, Hobbs 12-22 2-5 31, Davis 2-3 0-0 4, Crisp 4-7 1-1 9, Robinson 1-2 0-0 3. Totals: 26-60 12-18 70.
West Frankfort: Salliez 1-3 0-0 2, Beery 2-7 1-3 6, Melvin 0-3 0-0 0, Prather 0-2 0-0 0, Summers 4-18 1-1 9, Wright 5-10 0-0 13, Griffith 8-23 3-4 20, Britton 1-4 0-0 3. Totals: 21-70 5-8 53.
3-point FG: HBG 6-12 (Hobbs 5-8, Robinson 1-1, Bartok 0-1, Burtis 0-1, Davis 0-1), WF 6-17 (Wright 3-4, Britton 1-4, Griffith 1-3, Beery 1-2, Summers 0-4). Team Fouls: HBG 12, WF 15.
Eldorado 09 08 15 18 - 50
Hamilton County 15 18 06 17 - 58
Eldorado: Steed 4 3-4 13, T. Britton 3 3-4 9, R. Stafford 2 3-4 7, Newton 4 0-0 8, Parker 2 2-2 6, Hise 1 3-5 5, Britton 1 0-0 2. Totals: 17 14-19 50
Hamilton County: Drone 3 2-2 10, Dodson 9 4-7 22, Winemiller 1 1-2 3, Blades 2 6-8 10, Williams 0 2-2 2, Miller 3 5-6 11. Totals: 18 20-27 58.
3-point FG: EHS 2 (Steed), HCHS 2 (Drone). Team Fouls: EHS 20, HCHS 16.